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Qualitative study examines the mandatory introduction of the WHO's surgical safety checklist in England and finds major variations in implementation practices and success.
Ann Surg. 2014 Jul 28; [Epub ahead of print].

A qualitative evaluation of the barriers and facilitators toward implementation of the WHO surgical safety checklist across hospitals in England: lessons from the "Surgical Checklist Implementation Project."

Russ SJ, Sevdalis N, Moorthy K, et al. Ann Surg. 2014 Jul 28; [Epub ahead of print].

This study examined the mandated introduction of the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist in hospitals across England and discovered large variation in how the checklist was initially implemented. The authors provide generalizable recommendations to guide the future implementation of improvement efforts.

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